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Body Cameras Haven't Stopped Police Brutality. Here's Why
Amid worldwide protests over racism and police violence, lawmakers are once again turning to the devices as a tool for reform...
Online Voting Has Worked So Far. That Doesn’t Mean It's Safe
Proponents of mobile and internet voting point to its uneventful track record. That's not good enough...
You Can Now Check If Your ISP Uses Basic Security Measures
“Is BGP Safe Yet” is a new site that names and shames internet service providers that don't tend to their routing...
The Postal Service's Surprising Role in Surviving Doomsday
The little-known Postal Plan, which dates back to the Clinton era, charges mail carriers with delivering critical supplies—like vaccines—as a last resort...
Now It's Really, Truly Time to Give Up Windows 7
After Tuesday, Microsoft will no longer issue security updates for the operating system, leaving users who don't upgrade vulnerable to malware...
How the US Knew Iranian Missiles Were Coming Before They Hit
The US has operated an extensive network of missile warning systems for over half a century, but next-generation missiles will put it to the test...
Don't Praise the Sri Lankan Government for Blocking Facebook
Social media can provide vital information in a crisis, and there's evidence that blocking it does more harm than good...
A 'Blockchain Bandit' Is Guessing Private Keys and Scoring Millions
The larger lesson of an ongoing Ethereum crime spree: Be careful about who's generating your cryptocurrency keys...
Beware Black Friday Scams Lurking Among the Holiday Deals
Cybercriminals are always looking to steal your credit card or even your identity. But it pays to be on extra high alert come Black Friday...
How to Safely and Securely Dispose of Your Old Gadgets
Keep your data private and the environment protected...
A Good Password Law, Hardware Hacks, and More Security News This Week
Hardware hacks, the government gets two-factor, and more security news this week...
How the Kavanaugh Information War Mirrors Real Warzones
Opinion: From using open source intelligence to spreading false reports to brazenly rewriting history, social media warriors on both sides of the controversy are taking a page from Russia...
Don’t Pin the Macron Email Hack on Russia Just Yet
There are clues that the Kremlin hacked the French presidential candidate. But not yet enough to draw a conclusion. The post Don't Pin the Macron Email Hack on Russia Just Yet appeared first on WIRED...
The Mystery of iPhone Crashes That Apple Denies Are Linked to Chinese Hacking
Plus: A 22-year-old former intern gets put in charge of a key anti-terrorism program, threat intelligence firms finally wrangle their confusing names for hacker groups, and more...
Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Here’s How to Check
If you’re worried that one of Apple’s trackers is following you without consent, try these tips...
The Pentagon Wants to Spend $141 Billion on a Doomsday Machine
The DOD wants to refurbish ICBM silos that give it the ability to end civilization. But these missiles are useless as weapons, and their other main purpose—attracting an enemy’s nuclear strikes—serves no end...
Amazon-Powered AI Cameras Used to Detect Emotions of Unwitting UK Train Passengers
CCTV cameras and AI are being combined to monitor crowds, detect bike thefts, and spot trespassers...
Identity Thief Lived as a Different Man for 33 Years
Plus: Microsoft scolded for a “cascade” of security failures, AI-generated lawyers send fake legal threats, a data broker quietly lobbies against US privacy legislation, and more...
YouTube's Ad Blocker Detection Believed to Break EU Privacy Law
A complaint filed with the EU’s independent data regulator accuses YouTube of failing to get explicit user permission for its ad blocker detection system, potentially violating the ePrivacy Directive...
This Cheap Hacking Device Can Crash Your iPhone With Pop-Ups
Plus: SolarWinds is charged with fraud, New Orleans police face recognition has flaws, and new details about Okta’s October data breach emerge...
The Cheap Radio Hack That Disrupted Poland's Railway System
The sabotage of more than 20 trains in Poland by apparent supporters of Russia was carried out with a simple “radio-stop” command anyone could broadcast with $30 in equipment...
Why The Chainsmokers Invest in—and Party With—Niche Cybersecurity Companies
Musician Alex Pall spoke with WIRED about his VC firm, the importance of raising cybersecurity awareness in a rapidly digitizing world, and his surprise that hackers know how to go hard...
What Doctors Wish You Knew About HIPAA and Data Security
Think US health data is automatically kept private? Think again...
Free Airline Miles, Hotel Points, and User Data Put at Risk by Flaws in Points Platform
Flaws in the Points.com platform, which is used to manage dozens of major travel rewards programs, exposed user data—and could have let an attacker snag some extra perks...
ChatGPT Has a Plug-In Problem
Third-party plug-ins boost ChatGPT’s capabilities. But security researchers say they add an extra layer of risk...
Bcrypt, a Popular Password Hashing Algorithm, Starts Its Long Goodbye
The coinventor of “bcrypt” is reflecting on the ubiquitous function’s 25 years and channeling cybersecurity’s core themes into electronic dance music...
How to Use Apple’s New All-In-One Password Manager
Your iPhone, iPad, and Mac now have a built-in password feature, complete with two-factor authentication...
Biden’s SOTU: Data Privacy Is Now a Must-Hit US State of the Union Topic
Biden’s speech proves that protecting personal info is no longer a fringe issue. Now, Congress just needs to do something about it...
Inside Safe City, Moscow’s AI Surveillance Dystopia
Moscow promised residents lower crime rates through an expansive smart city project. Then Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine...
The Password Isn’t Dead Yet. You Need a Hardware Key
Any multifactor authentication adds protection, but a physical token is the best bet when it really counts...
Hacktivism Is Back and Messier Than Ever
Throughout 2022, geopolitics has given rise to a new wave of politically motivated attacks with an undercurrent of state-sponsored meddling...
India’s New Super App Has a Privacy Problem
Tata Neu is the country’s latest do-everything app. When users signed up, their personal information was already there...
A Sinister Way to Beat Multifactor Authentication Is on the Rise
Lapsus$ and the group behind the SolarWinds hack have utilized prompt bombing to defeat weaker MFA protections in recent months...
A $320 Million Crypto Hack Sends the DeFi World Reeling
Plus: News Corp gets hacked, UK snacks ransomware, and more of the week's top security news...
NSO Group Spyware Hits at Least 9 US State Department Phones
The incident lays bare how hollow the surveillance company’s reassurances about the limits of its hacking tools have always been...
The Senate Is Mad as Hell at Facebook—Again
The latest hearing on Instagram and teen mental health was the depressing work of a legislature that can’t legislate...
A New App Helps Iranians Hide Messages in Plain Sight
Nahoft uses encryption to turn chats into a random jumble of words, and it works even when the internet doesn’t...
Apple Backs Down on Its Controversial Photo-Scanning Plans
A sustained backlash against a new system to look for child sexual abuse materials on user devices has led the company to hit pause...
38M Records Exposed Online—Including Contact-Tracing Info
Misconfigured Power Apps from Microsoft led to more than a thousand web apps accessible to anyone who found them...
DuckDuckGo’s Quest to Prove Online Privacy Is Possible
The company best known for its search engine is launching a new set of tools aimed at creating an “easy button” for protecting your data online...
The US Used the Patriot Act to Justify Logging Website Users
Plus: Better Twitter two-factor, a Spotify hack, and more of the week’s top security news...
This Notorious Botnet Has an Alarming New Trick
The hackers behind TrickBot have begun probing victim PCs for vulnerable firmware, which would let them persist on devices undetected...
Hackers Are Targeting the Covid-19 Vaccine ‘Cold Chain’
As vaccines await US approval, a sophisticated global phishing campaign has tried to harvest credentials from companies involved in their distribution...
Not Even William Barr Buys Trump’s Election Nonsense
The attorney general has long been one of the president’s chief apologists. Not this time...
How to Use Apple, Google, and Microsoft's Parental Controls
Each of the big three offers a wealth of options to limit screen time, find lost devices, and more...
A Hacker Is Threatening to Leak Patients' Therapy Notes
An extortionist has turned a breach of Finland's Vastaamo mental health services provider into a nightmare for victims...
Those ‘Doomsday Planes’ Have Nothing to Do With Trump's Covid-19 Test
Yes, two Boeing E-6B Mercury were flying last night. No, that's not because of the president's positive test...
Trump Pushed 11 False Claims About Voting in 8 Minutes During the Debate
The president’s assault on electoral integrity threatens to undermine the democratic process. We unpack each falsehood, mischaracterization, and lie...
The Best Chrome Extensions to Prevent Creepy Web Tracking
Ad trackers follow you everywhere online—but it doesn’t have to be that way...
The Safest Ways to Log In to Your Computer
Passwords, keyfobs, fingerprints—there are lots of ways to gain access to your laptop or desktop. Here are the best and most secure...